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Bug #61173 Unable to detect error from finfo constructor
Submitted: 2012-02-23 20:45 UTC Modified: 2012-03-07 07:45 UTC
From: vrana@php.net Assigned: cataphract (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Filesystem function related
PHP Version: 5.4.0RC8 OS: Irrelevant
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2012-02-23 20:45 UTC] vrana@php.net 
Description:
------------
There is currently no way to detect error in finfo::__construct() other than defining own set_error_handler(). It should throw an exception in case of an error.

new finfo() always creates the object but this object is unusable if constructor doesn't succeed.

Test script:
---------------
$finfo = null;
try {
	$finfo = new finfo(1, '', false);
} catch (Exception $e) {
	echo "Error creating finfo.\n";
}
var_dump($finfo);


Expected result:
----------------
Error creating finfo.
NULL


Actual result:
--------------
object(finfo)#1 (0) {
}

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 [2012-02-24 08:34 UTC] cataphract@php.net 
The manual suggests new should give NULL in case of error: http://php.net/finfo_open . Why do you expect the exception? In any case, there's of course a bug because new is giving an object.
 [2012-02-24 08:34 UTC] cataphract@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Feedback
 [2012-02-24 10:01 UTC] cataphract@php.net 
Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of cataphract
Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=323472
Log: - Fixed bug #61173 (Unable to detect error from finfo constructor).
- Tidied up NEWS
 [2012-02-24 10:01 UTC] cataphract@php.net
-Status: Feedback +Status: Closed -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cataphract
 [2012-02-24 10:01 UTC] cataphract@php.net 
I've fixed it with the documented behavior.
 [2012-02-24 10:37 UTC] pajoye@php.net 
Please do not close bug when the fix has not been applied to 5.4, so we have a way 
to do not forget it as soon as 5.4-final is out.

Cheers,
 [2012-02-24 10:37 UTC] pajoye@php.net
-Status: Closed +Status: Assigned
 [2012-03-07 07:38 UTC] stas@php.net 
Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of stas
Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=323985
Log: MFH: Fixed bug #61173 (Unable to detect error from finfo constructor).
 [2012-03-07 07:45 UTC] stas@php.net
-Status: Assigned +Status: Closed
 [2012-03-07 07:45 UTC] stas@php.net 
This bug has been fixed in SVN.

Snapshots of the sources are packaged every three hours; this change
will be in the next snapshot. You can grab the snapshot at
http://snaps.php.net/.

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http://windows.php.net/snapshots/
 
Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better.
 [2012-04-18 09:46 UTC] laruence@php.net 
Automatic comment on behalf of cataphract
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=f434afe23640087d4ce60093342b500588588dc4
Log: - Fixed bug #61173 (Unable to detect error from finfo constructor). - Tidied up NEWS
 [2012-07-24 23:37 UTC] rasmus@php.net 
Automatic comment on behalf of cataphract
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=f434afe23640087d4ce60093342b500588588dc4
Log: - Fixed bug #61173 (Unable to detect error from finfo constructor). - Tidied up NEWS
 [2013-11-17 09:33 UTC] laruence@php.net 
Automatic comment on behalf of cataphract
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=f434afe23640087d4ce60093342b500588588dc4
Log: - Fixed bug #61173 (Unable to detect error from finfo constructor). - Tidied up NEWS
 
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